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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15
Newport Notes,
Special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette,
NEWPORT, TEX, March flames
Bigger is under bond of $1,000 for the
shooting of II. W. Armstrong, referred to
in THE GAZETTE few days ago.
Our drouth still remains unbroken.
Farmers are in strait about planting.
Wheat looks well but has been needing
rain for several days. Stock is doing
well
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15
Broke Jail at Kaufman.
Special to the Gazette.

SpbCIdI 20 ILt UdLUIIVI
KAUFMAN, TEX, March 1.-two no
torious negroes, Bill Carr and Jun Fisher,
broke Jail and made their escape about
O'Clock this morning. Hiram Irvine got
out but was recsptured. Twenty
dollars reward each for Fisher and Carr
will be paid by Sheriff Adams.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15

the bush one of these deputies
ran on five horses which had been stolen
and hidden by the gang of thieves. The
thieves were seen there this morning and
tbe deputies from the city have gone out
tdeapture them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15
Hon. Eben Pillsbury Dead

BosToN, Mass, March 14.-Hon. EbenF
Pillsbury died at Melrose last night He
had been in poor health for some time. =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15
RLACK WQLF!

Dr. Black Loprosy, is disease which is considered
nCurablc, but II has yielded to the curative prop
critics of SwIFT's SPECIsGC-nOw known all over
he world as $ :. 6. Mrs Bailey, OF West SOmer
Vile Mass near BOstoAyas at lacked several years
gowith this hidcOus black eruption, anC astreat
ed by the best medical talent, who could only say
That the disease was q SpcClCS OF LEPROSY
and consequently ncurahle. 1t Is impossible TO de
scribe her sU!lcrinss. Her body from the crown of
her head TO the sOles of her feet was mass of de-
cav the flesh rotting off and leaving great cavities
Her fingers festCred ard several nails dropped oil
at one tine. erlimbs COntrJted by the fearful
liberation and for years she did not leave her bed
Her weight was reduced from rs to &c lbs. Some
faint idea of her condition can be CLEAN, d from
the fact that three pounds OF COsmOlnc or ONT
ment were used per week in dressing her sores.
Finally the physicians acknowledged their defeat
by this Black Wolf, and commended the sufferer
10 her aIl-yyise Creator.
Her husband h airing wonderful reports Of Swift's
Specific SIS : J, prevailed on her TO try it as a
last resort. She began its use under protest but
soon found that her system was being relieved OF
khe poison as the sores assumed q red and healthy
color as though the blood was becoming pure and
active Mrs. Bailey continued the ). ). s. untlllast
February; every sore was healed; she discarded
chair and Cruches and was for the first time in y
years a well woman. Her husband, Mr.. c. A. Bal
lev, Is IN business at I76 Blackstone Street, Bos
ton and will take pleasure in giving the details OF
this wonderful cure. Send to us for Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseaseg, mailed free.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15
SCROFULA

IS a peculiar morbid condition OF
the system, caused directly By
impurities in the blood or By
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28
Our Political Attitude.

There seems to be three wings of
the colored press. The most of the
Negro editors are advocating
Republicanism, and several are trying
to show the advantages, our people
will have ifthey take an Independent
position in politics, while very small
majority pretend to show that the
Negroes future salvation is in the arms
of the Democratic party. The color
ed people are tired of traitors from
any party; they are tired of being dup
ed by treacherous and speculative
politicians, and they are tired of being
petted for their vote alone They
want recognition, or, at least, positions
with money in them. Now, the
question is Who will supply this de-
ficiency? But while the Republican
party might have done more for the
Negro, he had better hold his present
political position until he is fully and
thoroughly satisfied that some other
party will give him larger share of
the spoils.-Marion Headlight.
The Negroes place is not in the
front nor in the rear of this political
battle, but half way. He has tried
every thing in politics, but the right
thing, and that is a division of his
vote as amass. When he disclaims
Partyism and strikes for Negroism
and its success, he will see the
bright lights turned on. God speed
the day.-Ala. Cyclone.
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28
BLESsEDNEsS IN MOURNING

A state of happiness is not always
the state of highest blessedness. Our
really best days, when we learn the
most, are not always nor usually our
gladdest days. 1t was our Lord him
self who said. BLESSED are they that
mourn; for they shall be comforted. Z"
The beatitude is not for those who
laugh, but for those who weep. The
meaning must be that God has bless
ings which he can give only when the
heart is in sorrow or pain; and that
Gods comfort, which makes the beat
itude, is such a precious and enrich
ing experience that it is quite worth
while TO mourn that we may gain
that beatitude. The comfort far more
shan compensates for the grief, and
we cannot get the comfort unless we
have the grief.
One might dread the coming of
night; but he would never know the
glory of the heavens, with their starry
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28
Fair Bird Destroyers.

That tickle, changable, fantastic, and
often nonsensical goddess, Fashion,
and her fair votaries, are answerable
in part for the destruction Of the
birds, and particularly of those
adorned with brilliant plumage.
Many a fair maiden, or woman, ten
der hearted, considerate and sympa-
thetic, who would be shocked by the
wanton cruelty Of the thoughtless
boy who would kill the beautiful lit
tie humming- bird as it fits from
flower to flower, is quite reconciled
to the act If the dead bird can be
treated by the taxidermist and added
to the aviary upon the curious struct-
ure which is now worn in the place
of the bonnet which adorned and pro-
tected the head Of her mother and
grandmothers, Of different degrees,
for generations. Questionable as is the
taste that places yelIow-eyed screech
owl, or vampirish bat, upon lady's
head gear, it is a well known fact that
thousands and tens Of thousands OF
our much-prized birds become a sacri-
flee to fashion in each year.
It is gratifying to learn that the
Audubon Society, whose members
pledge themselves to do all in their
power to. discourage, and, if possible,
suppress the use Of birds and birds
feathars as ornaments of dress is
rapidly extending its sphere of use
fulness and humanity. 1t would be
we'll in every city, town and school
distant in the United States the girls
and boys would organize society or
club having for is the protection Of
our harmless, beautiful and musical
birds. The girls, by retaining from
the use Of birds, or the plumage of
birds for ornament; and the boys
by ceasing to stone, shoot, or trap
such birds or to rob their nests of
eggs. or young, and by waging war
of determination against the spar
rows, can do much towards restoring
to us the birds whose absence and
loss is so much to be deplored.-
American Agriculturist for May.
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY.

With sOund~Of solemn music,
And men, in martial array,
Each bearing the flowers of springtime,
Do we keep Memorial Day.
While hearts and drums are beating.
And words Of prayer are said,
Fair flowers, by faithful comrades hands,
On each soldiers grave are laid.
But the men who march to music,
Each year are growing old;
And the number Of graves is larger
Each year in the churchyard cold,
And the time, that is surely coming,
Will not many years delay.
When the last of our gray haired veterans
Will be tenderly laid away.
But when the last brave soldier
Is buried beneath the sod,
The graves will still be covered
With the fairest flowers Of God.
For the spring will bring the daisy,
And the autumn the golden-rod,
And the wild rose will bloom in beauty
Where once the soldiers trOd.
-ZiOn's Herald.
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28
Little Alice
A TRUE STORY.

II
"I'm so tired"
They were the first words approach
ing complaint that had passed Percy
Layton's lips since he had entered
the army three months before. He
was pale, fair haired youth, not yet
seventeen. AS he spoke, his friends,
Herbert Joyce, some months, young
er, but rather taller and stronger,
turned and looked at him.
Il don't WONDER" he said; "this
march is terribly long and tiresome.
Here, give me your knapsack, that
will relieve you little"
Percy demurred, but Herbert
insisted, and soon the tired boy,
growing more faint and exhausted,
yielded, and Herbert had the two
knapsacks instead Of one.
They reached their destination q
little after nightfall, and Percy was
ordered to do picket duty. One can
not help thinking that boy Of six
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28

The following resolutions were
adopted by the Southern Baptist
Convention.
WHEREAS, The excessive use of
alcoholic liquors., is productive of
great evils to individuals, commnni-
ties and States, and especially en-
dangering our youth, leads to out
rageous crimes in every locality, at
tacks the works and purposes of the
Church of God, deprives the inno-
cent, and frequently needy, of. the
necessaries oflife, and spreads sorrow
and woe in It's track, and
WHEREAS, The liquor interests of
the country of all classes are in Gym
patty with each other, and have
made and are making such contribu-
tons as they deem most potent for
theil success, it becomes a necessity
for the lovers of morals, good So
ciety, religion and peace, not only to
give expression to their opioion, but
to cooperate as far as possible, not
only to check this dangerous element
in our land, but to prohibit It's manu-
facture and use as a beverage. There
fore
ResOlUed, That as representatives
of the great Baptist brotherhood of
| the South, in Convention assembled,
we do s0lemnly protest against the
manufacture and sale of ardent
spirits as a beverage, and will use
our influence in every proper and
legitimate way for its suppression
and prohibition.
ReSol0ed, That disclalming all in
tention of giving to this report any
political Specification, we express our
sympathy with the friends of pro-
hibition in the States of Texas and
Tennessee in their present efforts to
overthrow this evil III their respec-
tive commonwealth, and with our
prayers, influence and efforts, will do
all we can to give them sucsess.
ReSOlVed, That we extend to all so
cieties, religious denominations and
friends who are endeayoring to stay
the tide of intemperance aud crime
in the land, our most hearty sym
pathy; and assure them that in us
they have most earnest cO-Workers in
the noble movement for God and
| humanity.
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28

splendors, if night did not come.
And we should never see the glorious
divine promises, nor realize the pre-
cious joys and hopes of Christian
faith, if the shadow of sorrow never
deepened about us. The child never
fully understands the sweetness and
gentleDess of the mothers love until
the child is sick or suffering; and we
can never experience the blessedness
of being drawn close to Gods heart
and comforted by him, "as one whom
his mother comfOrteth," If we do not
have pain or grief. So it is a blessed
thing to mourn, just to have God
comfort us.-ZiOqiS Advocate.
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28

ing, ought not to have been detailed
for such duty, but the rules of war
are cruel and hard. So utterly
different these two boys found it from
what they has pictured as they left
their native town amid the waving of
flags and the sound of music and
the applause of the multitude.
Percy was really unable to do duty
on picket, so Herbert took his place.
He had borne the march tolerably
we'll, Notwithstanding the added bur-
den of his friends knapsack, but as
he walked up and down the lonely
beat, he found himself growing utter
ly weary and sleepy. At length, over
taxed nature could endure no more,
and leaning against short stubby
tree, he fell asleep. The penalty for
sleeping at his post was death.
The sentence was passed. In five days
Herbert Joyce, the courageous lad,
the true friend, must die.
With tears streaming down his
face. Percy Layton begged that he,
who would have been on duty that
night but for Herbert's generosity,
might die in his stead. But this could
not be. Herbert wrote home to his
father.
"Don't blame me; don't grieve for
me-" he ended the letter, 81 could
not help it, | hope should not have
done any other way if | had known. ="
The letter was read at the supper
table and Herbert's little ten-year-old
sister, Alice, listened attentively. The
child went to bed at the usual time,
but not to sleep. All night long she
lay trying to devise some plan by
which her brother might be saved.
She had heard incidents of the
wonderful kindness Of President
Lincoln.
II believe he would" she said
aloud to herself, as, in the early gray
Of the morning,she rose anb dressed.
She went softly down the stairs
and out the front door with her
brothers letter in her hand.
An angel must have guided her,
for just as she reached che depot an
express train bound for Washington
rushed into the station.
Once in the car, who sat down be-
side a pleasant looking, gray-haired
gentleman.
"And, pray, what brings my little
maid out so earIy?" he said.
She handed him her brothers
letter, while for the first time the
tears came into her eyes and rolled
down her cheeks.
am writing this on the cars, and
have come to my last sheet of paper
so | cannot tell you what the old
gentleman said, nor how Alice reach
ed Washington, nor how she found
the President. | will just add that
she was taken into the presence of
Abraham Lincoln and allo we'd to re-
late her story, and that the great and
good man, who never turned a deaf
ear to tale of woe, Immediately
dispatched telegram which released
the brave prisoner. 1t would be hard
to determine which was the happie.
Herbert, or Percy, or little Alice.
The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-05-28
Correction,

a WORD To THE EDITOR: Please
correct the mistake i'm last issue.
There Is no debt on Second Baptist
church. We paid for our church
seven years ago. The item should
have read, money for remodehng
the church."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19
|NvER GROVE FACTORY
ADDITION.
FREE EXCURSIONS!
Thursday Friday and Saturday After
noons---EKERY HOUR

Train Service between ST. Paul and nver Grove Factory
Addition arranged that first train in the morn
ing leaves nver Grove Factory Addition for St. Paul at
620 A. NJ landing those who work early at the
depot in St. Paul, at 6:35 A. NJ, ample time to get to
your place of business Frequent run back and
forth during the day. and the regular evening
ST. Paul foot of Jackson street, for nver Factory Ad
don at 635 P M, giving plenty of time for Business Mon, Clerks
women leave their place business motor home
We are pleased to that the General Store at
this beautiful suburb is about completed several verY
nice homes in process of erection streere
Friday afternoon will donate lot free to the Church
Society that will erect neat chapel So
you want nice home go to Inver Grove Factory Add-
ton and select of the fine lots and we will build YOU
such house as you want and let you pay Monthly
Payments. i
you are Manufacturer, locate at Inver Grove Fac
tory Addition and enjoy all the advantages Of that locality
The Minnesota Northwestern Railway Brick Depot
at this place early next week.
Come to the depot foot Of street. take are
and see the best suburb adjoining ST. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19
Quicker Time to Chicago.

2 On Sunday, May2222 the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad will shorten
the time OF its afternoon train to Chi
cagO one hour and twenty minutes.
This train will then leave Minneapolis
at 2:20 p. M, st. Paul at 3p. NJ, La
Crosse at $40 p. M, Milwaukee at 4:l5
a. IN. and arrive-at Chicago at Il. N.
Ticket offices 1872 East Third street and
union depot, ST. Paul, and No. : Nicol-
let house and milwaukee, depot" Mill
neapOlis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19

To all who enter st. Paul Business col
lege, corner Seventh and Jackson
streets, before June l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19
A. NJ. DOherty
A. NJ. DOherty

VIII sell valuable lot 50Xl20 feet, on
Chestnut street, to-day at 2:30 p. In.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19
MARRIED.

Will sell valuable lot 50x12O feet, on
Chestnut street, to-day at $50 p. IN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19

BROWN-FORSYTII- the cathedral at
Z 80 o'clock, by Rev. Father Fitzpatrick,
j. ii. Brown, Of Custer City, Mont, and
Mrs. Anna FORSYTH. of st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19
A, NJ. DOherty
Spe iai Discount

Will sell a valuable lot 50x120 feet, on
Chestnut street, to-day at 2:30 p. m.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19
The Rest Place

In the city to buy corsets, gloves. hos
iery, mittS and underwear is Howe
Bros, successors to c. NJ. McLain, 3S4
WabaSha street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19
Victorias. CabrioIets
L0CAT. MENTION.

Duquisitas. y large number of differ
ent patterns. E. NJ. Hallowell Il Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-24
Ravatla weekly Market.

HAVANA, Jan. 23.-Sugar dull. During
the week it was somewhat more active,
but ewing to the pretentions Of holders
only small business wss done. Full
prices prevailed. The market closed
quiet but steady. at the outports the
market was better in all respects.
Molasses sugar, regular to good polariza-
ton, 81 5O@l SD gold per quintal; CEN
heads, bags and boxes. 81 OF
Havaua and Matanzas 10000 boxes,
$4,000 bags and $500 hogsheads. Re
ceipts for the week 232 boxes, 1000
bags and IS hogsheads. Exports during
the week 90 boxes and $4,000 bags and
SO hogsheads, including 26, 500 bags and
80 hogshesds went to the United States.
Bacon, Sl4.25 gold per cwt.
Butter, superior American, S25 gold
per qulntal.
Flour Sll.5O gold per barrel for Ameri-
can.
Jerked beef ST. 90 gold per quintal.
Hams, American sugar-Cured, S22
gold per quintal for Southern, and SIS
gold per quintsl for Northern.
Lard in kegs s11.75 gold per quintal;
in tins S1325.
Potatoes nominal.
Empty hogsheads $3.50 gold.
Lumber quiet.
Shocks dull.
White navy beans st $500 gold per
quintal.
Chewing tobacco $500 gold per
quintal.
Hoops quiet; long shaved $40 gold per
1000.
Freights quiet; per hogshead of su,
gar loading ST Havana for United States at
Sl.15@2.00 gold; from ports on the
north coast Outside ports) tor United
States at 81 O0@ 1925 gold.
Spanish gold s2.294@ 81. 294.
Exchange quiet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-24
CYCLONE AT MINERAL WELLS.
Great Damage Done by a Severe Wind
Slorm-No One Hurt.

Great Damage Done by n Sevste WIND
Storm-No One Hurt.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
!, MINERAL WELLS, TEX, Jan. pa
cyclone struck the western part of this
place this morning between the hours Of
4 and O'Clock, completely demolishing
the residences of L. C. Lewis aud A.
Rowland, and doing an immense amount
of injury to the residences of Or. Rsines
and Mr.. X. d. Nixon, having blown a
portion of the roof of DR.. Raines' dwell
ing off and tearing out the petition of one
room and breaking the lights out of the
windows, and completely destroying all
the furniture in his parlor. The doctor
had his smokenouse torn down, and suf
fered other losses by reason of having
fbls stock feed blown away and some
small outhouses wrecked. Mr.. Nixon
suffered the loss OF his buggy house and
smokehouse, with some miner losses.
From accounts given by those who
We're IN the storm, it must have been
terrific, the wind having blow portions
OF Lewis house distance of one hun
dred yards and driving them through the
wall OF DR.. Rains residence, heavy
framed and weather boarded building, as
though it We're made of paper, and liter
ally demolishing everything in its vase.
Judge R. E. Hendry of Palo Pinto had
his residence blown from its foundation,
and the house is perfect wreck and will
have to be torn down. Frank Cain hsd
his fine new buggy, which he had lust
purchased, torn into atoms.
Some of the escapes made during the
storm Cnan almost rnirQcOlOnS Mr. ,pd
Mrs. Lewis were in bed at the time the
storm came up, and had the house blown
entirely away with every article Of furni-
ture in the house. The heating stove
was found this morning on the bed &C.
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis. There were
no personal injuries received during the
storm. Mr.. Lewis is completely broken
up by reason of his misfortune, and de-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-24
The Bill to Create Brewster County as /
Passed the House to Engrossment.


Correspondence of the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 22.-Section l. Be
it enacted by the legislature of the State
Of Texas: That new county to be call
ed Brewster county, is hereby created out
OF the following portion of Preside
county, to-wit: Beginning at the south
west corner of section 10, in block W. j..
G. 5, in Preside county, thence east
thirty miles, thence south to the Rio
Grande river, thence up said river with
its meanders to point south of the place
of beginning, thence north to the place Of
beginning.
Sec. 2. That J. NJ. Gaddis, T. 5. Brock
enbrow and c. L. Way are hereby ap-
pointed committee for the purpose Of
organizing said county of Brewster, and
they shall, within ten days after the pas
sage of this act, lay off said county into
four commissioners precincts and con-
venient justices precincts; also, conve-
nient voIipg precincts for the election of
county ottic RS, and designate places
in each of said precincts where
elections shall be held. Said
committee shall, within ten days
thereafter, order an election to be held
for county officers and for the selection of
county seat for said county, and they
shall appoint presiding officers of election
for each voting precinct as prescribed by
| law in other cases. The election returns
shall be made to said committee, VINO
shall count the vote and issue certificates
of election to the persons elected, and
shall approve the bonds of such officers
| Old ipiG rn IA of
Said committee shall keep a record of all
its proceedings and file the same in the
office of the county clerk, when elected,
who shall record the same. That any two
of said committee shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction of business,
and any one of said committee shall have
power to administer the oath OF office to
the officers elected.
Sec. 8. That the new county shall pay
pro rata share Of the existing legal
debts of the county from which it is
taken, and there shall be set apart SO
much Of the county taxes levied and col
lected on the property within said new
county as shall be sufficient to speedily
liquidate said existing debts, if any, and
the said pro rata to be based upon the
value of the property for each year of the
t1lSleICG Vi sdlu ueUISJ W De utLcTlHlneu
from the TAX rolls of said county, as made
by the board of equalization.
Sec. 4. That the county of Brewster Is
hereby attached to the Thirty fourth
judiciary district for Judiciary purposes,
to the Eleventh congressional, Thirteenth
senatorial and Eighteenth representative
districts, for purposes of representation.
Sec. 5. Whereas, the county commits
sioners' court of Preside county is about
to levy taxes for the present year, there
fore, an emergency exists and an impera-
tive public necessity requires that the
rule requiring that bills shall be read on
three several days be suspended, and this
act shall take effect and be in force from
and after lis passage, and it is so enacted.